The paradigm shift

"Selv om den åbnende duo, Prey for Me og Love & Meth, er albummets ubestridte højdepunkter, der bestiger tinder, som de resterende ni sange ikke når i nærheden af, er Paradigm Shift et meget homogent album, hvor Korn sjældent skider ved siden af potten. Selv de mindre sange er udstyret med interessante arrangementer, ubønhørlige rytmer og fængende refræner".

"In many cases, dark, depressing and angry lyrics are exactly what heavy metal is all about and that's no surprise. However, while much of The Paradigm Shift reaches back to KoRn's best years musically, the album does miss the boat on something else KoRn had in spades during their best years: lyrical diversity. All told, Korn's 11-track 11th album is a very fine return to form for the metal stalwarts (whose new album is released 19 years, almost to the day, after their debut), but the lyrics pack a certain brand of sameness into the spectrum of headbanging metallic textures in most every song".

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"Efter en bizar affære med et Skrillexproduceret dubstepinspireret album er Korn tilbage i mere vante rammer på deres 11. album, der markerer en tilbagevenden til den melodiske nu-metal, der prægede bandets storhedstid. Der er bare ikke særlig mange melodier i den effektjagende fuglebrystmetal, der desværre er lyden af Korn anno 2013".

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